Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology
Open Access

Abstract

Simulation of the Effects of Turbine Exhaust Recirculation on the Composition of Flue Gas for A CO2 Capture Unit

Ahmed Mohamed Al Menhali, Abdulla Ali. AL Marzooqi, Abdul Rahman Saleh Alameri, Abdulla Mohamed Al Ameri and Zin Eddine Dadach

The main objective of this paper is to study the effects of Flue Gas Recirculation (FGR) ratio and Excess Air (EA) in a natural gas-fired turbine for an effective CO₂ absorption by amines. To achieve this goal, the flue gas should contain at least 10% (mol.) of CO₂. Moreover, in order to avoid technical problems related to the oxidative degradation of amines, the flue gas should also contain less than 5% (mol.) of O₂. The simulation results indicate that, for a gas turbine that limits the temperature of the exhaust gas leaving the combustor at 1100°C, an excess air (EA) of 200% and a Flue Gas Recirculation (FGR) ratio of 0.65 are needed to fit the requirements of an effective absorption process by amines. For a turbine that allows temperatures as high as 1500°C, the operating parameters (EA=100% and FGR ratio of 0.4) will be selected.